Teele, Elinor The Mechanical Mind of John Coggin. 352 pages. Illustrated by Ben Whitehouse.
Walden Pond Press (HarperCollins), 2016.
$16.99. Content: G
11yo John Coggin works for his Great-Aunt
Beauregard building coffins for the family business. Since his parents died when he was young, he
has taken to looking out for his younger sister Page. John would love to spend his time inventing
and creating things, but his Aunt works him to the bone. When she announces that he and Page will be
permanent partners, he knows that they have to do something drastic to avoid a
horrible life. So, they run away and end
up on a crazy adventure.
This book was a super slow and painful read for me. The subject of building coffins was a huge
turn-off. I thought there was a lot of
advanced vocabulary used that most targeted readers would not understand. However, they may enjoy the adventures and
interesting cast of characters that John and Page end up meeting during their
travels. My 9yo son didn’t quite
make it half-way through the book before moving on to a different book.
EL –OPTIONAL.
Reviewer: Nancy W.
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